Mbembe language

Cross River language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mbembe is a Cross River language of Nigeria. Odut,[2] a divergent variety spoken in a village far South of the rest of Mbembe, had 20 speakers in 1980 and may be extinct.[3]

NativetoNigeria
Native speakers
(100,000 cited 1982)[1]
ISO 639-3mfn – inclusive code
Individual code:
oda  Odut village
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Mbembe
Native toNigeria
Native speakers
(100,000 cited 1982)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mfn – inclusive code
Individual code:
oda  Odut village
Glottologcros1244
ELPOdut
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Phonology

Consonants

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Bilabial Labio-
dental
Alveolar Palatal Velar Labio-
velar
Nasal plain m n ɲ ŋ
fortis
Plosive/
Affricate
voiceless p t t͡ʃ k k͡p
voiced b d d͡ʒ ɡ ɡ͡b
fortis k͡pː
Fricative voiceless ɸ f s
voiced β v
fortis
Tap ɾ
Approximant l j w
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Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i (ɨ) u
Near-high (ɪ) (ʊ)
High-mid e eː o oː
Low-mid ɛ ɔ ɔː
Low a aː
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More information Phoneme/Sound, Allophones ...
Phoneme/Sound Allophones Occurrence
/i/ [i] [ɨ] in closed syllables except when following /j/ or palatalized consonants
[ɪ] in closed syllables when following /j/ or palatalized consonants
[i] elsewhere
/u/ [u] [u̟] in closed syllables except when following /w/ or labialized consonants
[ʊ] in extended syllable-pieces except when following /w/ or labialized consonants
[u] elsewhere
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